Posted on · Mason said she didn’t know she was ineligible to vote when she cast a provisional ballot in 2016, but she was sentenced to five years. Now, the Court of Criminal Appeals says an appellate court that affirmed her conviction must look again at the evidence of Mason’s intent.
Posted on · Melissa Lucio, who was set to be executed on Wednesday, has been granted a stay of execution by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday.
Posted on · The 8-1 decision came Wednesday from the all-Republican Court of Criminal Appeals.
Posted on · We'll updating local Harris County results live as they come in.
Posted on · Clifton Williams was set to be executed June 21 for the East Texas home robbery and murder of a 93-year-old woman
Posted on · There are three elements creating a situation in Texas that makes it difficult for Latinos to get elected, said Michael Li, a lawyer with the Brennan Center for Justice
Posted on · Castillo's attorneys argue a Bexar County jail inmate who testified against Castillo now says he made up his testimony to try to help his own legal problems
Posted on · The last execution in Texas was more than five months ago, the longest gap since 2008.
Posted on · Last month (July 2016), a civil rights organization sued the State of Texas, arguing the way the state elects judges for the Texas Supreme Court and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals violates the Voting Rights Act. The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court saying the […]
Posted on · The lawsuit charges the state’s system of choosing judges in at-large, partisan elections violates the Voting Rights Act.
Posted on · AG Ken Paxton’s attorney says the defense will decide soon whether to ask the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to dismiss the three felony indictments.